Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson
| Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
11 April 1995 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2012–2018 | FH | ||
2018–2020 | IK Sävehof | ||
2020–2022 | KIF Kolding | ||
2022– | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Iceland | 53 | (3) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2025[1] | |||
Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson (born 11 April 1995) is an Icelandic handball player for Ribe-Esbjerg HH and the Icelandic national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson played until 2018 for the Icelandic team FH Hafnarfjörður. He then joined Swedish IK Sävehof, where he won the 2019 Swedish championship. In 2020 he joined Danish KIF Kolding.[3] In 2022 he joined league rivals Ribe-Esbjerg HH,[4] where he has a contract until the end of the 2025-26 season.
National team
[edit]Björgvinsson debuted for the Icelandic national team in 2017. His first major international tournament was at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship,[5] where Iceland finished 13th. He then played at the 2021 World Championship, where Iceland finished 20th, at the 2022 European Championship, where they finished 6th and the 2023 and 2025 World Championships.[6][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "IHF World Championship 2025: Provisional Roster Iceland" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "KIF Kolding verpflichtet isländischen Nationalspieler" (in German). handball-world.news. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Ribe-Esbjerg verpflichtet isländischen Nationalkeeper" (in German). handball-world.news. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ 2018 European Championship roster
- ^ "IHF World Championship 2023: Provisional Roster Iceland" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Handball players from Reykjavík
- Icelandic male handball players
- 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- IK Sävehof players
- Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark
- Expatriate handball players in Sweden
- KIF Kolding players
- Icelandic handball biography stubs